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| 19448 | Rum Running |
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| 19447 | Preservation of the Art of Traditional Wooden Boat Building |
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Description: Essay by Ralph Stanley on the preservation of wooden boat building. Undated. | |||
| 19279 | Creation of a trail by Mr. Stebbins |
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Description: Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Essay about the beauty of Seal Harbor and the creation of an unnamed trail which was created by Mr. Stebbins. | ||||
| 19222 | An Auto-less Summer Resort |
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Description: Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. This is a letter of sorts addressed to the "Voters, Cottagers, and Hotel Guests in the Town of Mount Desert, Present and to Come" giving those who read it a rational for the decision to ban cars. The letter is signed by: Jospeh H. Curtis Charles W. Eliot Charles H. Frazier David Greer Richard H. Harte Jerome H. Knowles William Draper Lewis John S Melcher Frank R. Ober Henry Parkman Alvah L. Reed L.A. Wilson Amos Clement Ernest B. Dane Edward K. Dunham F.H. Macomber James Ford Rhodes John D. Rockefeller William T. Sedgwick Henry Van Dyke W. H. Whitmore George F. Armold R. L. Grindle [show more] | ||||
| 3064 | The Rev. John Mayo - Barnstable Pioneer |
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Description: Essay describing the life of Rev. John Mayo, emigrant from England to Massachusetts, and photocopied photos of locations related to his life. | ||
| 2316 | Sue Snob of the Seagulls |
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Description: “Sue Snob of the Seagulls” by LaRue Spiker. 6 pages. Previously archived as 012.FIC.065.02 | |||
| 13846 | Geography |
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Description: Hand-written in pencil: "The earth is one of nine planets which move with great velocity..." No name or date given. | ||||
| 5269 | Seal Harbor Celebrates 100th Anniversary |
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Description: Collection consists of three boxes of archival files donated by the Seal Harbor Library pertaining to the history of Seal Harbor village and Acadia National Park. An itemized summary of each boxes' contents is enclosed in each box. Recounting of the events that marked Seal Harbor's 100th anniversary back in September of 1909. | ||||
| 4445 | Cranberry Islands |
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Description: Article by LaRue Spiker about the Cranberry Islands Begins with paragraphs regarding love of a Prussian woman, Dorothea Albertina Wilhelmina Celeste Russ for her husband, Sam Hadlock who died in the Arctic, Cranberry Island men who were in the Battle of Norwood Cove, and life on the Cranberry Islands Has her editing of the story Previously archived as #012.FIC.005.3 | |||
| 4060 | History of Steuben |
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Description: Annotated draft of an article by LaRue Spiker for an unknown publication. History of Steuben by LaRue Spiker. 3 pages. Previously accessioned as **1193, Object Id **1193 and 013.FIC.30.18 | ||
| 4053 | My Grandmother Rachel |
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| 4048 | Woman’s Love is Many Powered |
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Description: A Woman’s Love is Many Powered by LaRue Spiker. 20 pages. Previously accessioned as **1253, Object Ids **1253 and 013.FIC.30.1 | ||
| 3970 | Poems, Stories, Songs |
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Description: "Loss of Capt. Pray" by E.P. Higgins "The Passing of the Backhouse," attributed to James Whitcomb Riley "Shall we Change the Name of the Town?" by A Son of a Veteran, 1913 "A Spire," by Dr. Frederick Fraley (about the Somesville Church spire) Composition by Blanche Somes about Somesville in 1892 "Sketch of the Life of Nicholas Thomas Jr. of Eden" written by himself in 1857, age 78. Lines composed in memory of Joshua Sawyer, Jr., d.1831, by W.H.B. "Father Come Home," Rufus G. Wells, Phila., Penn., 1867, and "Father Has Come Home," with note "on board of othe Schr. John Soffield of Boston. "The Bear Hunters of 1836," poem by "some local poet of 1836" sent by E.M. Hamor to editor of the Record. Tells of successful hunt for bear by Hadley, Seavey, and Asa Wasgatt to cave on side of Seal Cove Mt. --conducted to save their flocks, herds and families. [show more] | |||
| 3507 | Old Peter |
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Description: One page back-to-back handwritten tale of character called "Old Peter" and his wife Peggy. Stated to be part of LaRue Spiker Collection, from file marked "Mrs. Dorr." | |||
| 2516 | “Ghost Story” by Betsy Alexander |
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| 2314 | A Bright Boy |
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Description: Story about boy counting chickens and fooling Father. No date or author given. |
